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The correct spelling is poles.
How to pronounce poles
/pəʊlz/
nounIPA: /pəʊlz/
Say it like: Pol-es
The correct spelling is poles. Originally, a stick; now specifically, a long and slender piece of metal or (especially) wood, used for various construction or support purposes. For example: "Huck Finn poled that raft southward down the Mississippi because going northward against the current was too much work."
Usage Examples
“Huck Finn poled that raft southward down the Mississippi because going northward against the current was too much work.”
“He poled off the serial of the Gulfstream to confirm its identity.”
“to pole beans or hops”
Meanings
noun
- 1.Originally, a stick; now specifically, a long and slender piece of metal or (especially) wood, used for various construction or support purposes.
- 2.A type of basic fishing rod.
- 3.A long sports implement used for pole-vaulting; now made of glassfiber or carbon fiber, formerly also metal, bamboo and wood have been used.
- 4.(spotting) A telescope used to identify birds, aeroplanes or wildlife.
- 5.A unit of length, equal to a rod (1/4 chain or 5 1/2 yards).
verb
- 1.To propel by pushing with poles, to push with a pole.
- 2.To identify something quite precisely using a telescope.
- 3.To furnish with poles for support.
- 4.To convey on poles.
- 5.To stir, as molten glass, with a pole.
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